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Juma-Zukuuli power struggle sends former leaders, RCC, to prison

By Ahmed Idriss Justice Musa Ssekaana has handed a six-month jail term to the deputy Resident City Commissioner (RCC) for…

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House of Zakat gives back to the needy  

  By Sarah Nalule   Zakat collectors under the umbrella organization House of Zakat and Waqf have given back to…

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Inside the Mubaje – Saudi fallout

  By Our reporter For months, tensions have been simmering between Uganda’s Mufti, Sheikh Shaban Ramathan Mubaje, and the leadership…

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No leniency for negligent Hajj service providers, Saudi Arabia warns

  Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr Tawfiq Al-Rabiah warned that there won’t be any leniency in taking stringent punitive…

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Mubaje term extension scheme gains traction

By Abdul-Wahid Kakande & Issa Kigongo Sheikh Shaban Ramathan Mubaje is set to be sworn in for another—albeit controversial—term as…

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Hajj Bureau warns Muslims against drug trafficking

By Abdul-Wahid Kakande The Uganda Bureau of Hajj Affairs (UBHA) has warned Muslims intending to make the pilgrimage to Mecca…

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Woman reverts to Islam after a mosque is built next to her house

By Sheikh Kassim Kayira Wakisanyi trading centre lies between Kafu and Kigumba, a meeting point of Nakasongola, Masindi and Kiryandongo…

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Mufti faces backlash over alleged term extension

  By Abdul-Wahid Kakande Anxiety is growing within the Muslim community as Uganda’s Mufti, Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje, approaches his…

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Non-Muslim MPs back the establishment of Kadhi courts in Uganda

By Issa Kigongo During a recent consultation on the Marriage Bill, growing calls for the operationalization of Kadhi courts in…

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UMSC takes control of Juma-Zukuli headquarters

  By Ahmed Idriss Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) last week stamped its authority over the Kyaddondo hill-based headquarters of…

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